varṇṇappaiṅgiḽi ĕnnoḍodumo
vĕḽḽicciṟagumāy avaḽĕ kaṇḍuvo
hṛdayaṁ pāḍiḍuṁ pāṭṭin kūṭṭu pol
ŏru nāḽ ĕnṟĕyī praṇayaṁ sŏllumo
varṇṇappaiṅgiḽi ĕnnoḍodumo
vĕḽḽicciṟagumāy avaḽĕ kaṇḍuvo
ā nimiṣaṁ ārdramāy rāgārdramāy
pāḍuvān vannu ñān pūkkālaṁ pū sūḍave
pūnilāmeḍayil pudu maññin dūvalāy nī
kuḽirumāy vannu nī panimadi puñjiri (2)
tammil tammil aṟiyunna neraṁ
kaṇṇil kaṇṇu puṇarunna neraṁ
kādil suṇḍu sŏllunna kāryaṁ
praṇayamo tenkiḽi
(varṇṇa...)
sāmaraṁ vīśiḍuṁ pūṅgāṭril snehasāndvanaṁ
nī varuṁ vīthiyil pūttallo rājamalligaḽ
ĕnṟĕ mohamallo ĕnṟĕ svapnamallo
ĕnṟĕ mohamallo nī ĕnṟĕ svapnamallo
tĕnni tĕnni aṇayunna tĕnnal
ĕnnĕ pulgi agalunna neraṁ
uḽḽil kuḽiru nerunna rāgaṁ
pāḍuvān vannu nī
(varṇṇa...)